Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Turchynov: Russia is testing new weapons in the Donbas
Russia is continuing to use the occupied territory of the Donbas to test new weapons during the ongoing conflict. The press service of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine reported that this was said by its Secretary, Oleksandr Turchynov.
According to Turchynov, Russian forces in the Donbas are testing new models of weapons and military equipment.
“In July, we witnessed the attacks on our troops with the new Russian mortar KM-8 Gran system, which has guided 120-millimeter …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Russia continues to send weapons and soldiers to the Donbas
Russia continues to supply its troops in the Donbas with personnel and weapons, according to a report released by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
According to the report, on the 24th of July, four trucks carrying 110 personnel and three guns were identified coming from Russia en route to Sverdlovsk in the Luhansk region.
Ukraine has contacted representatives of the Special Monitoring Mission of the OSCE and reported on the presence of tanks, …
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Ukraine calls on the West to increase pressure on Russia to implement the Minsk Agreements
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is deeply concerned about the severe deterioration of the security situation in eastern Ukraine.
“We appeal to our international partners to strengthen political and diplomatic pressure on the Kremlin to stop the dangerous escalation of tension in the Donbas,” reported the statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The statement noted that Ukraine strictly adheres to its commitments; will continue to do everything possible to ensure that people …
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Ukrainian Defense Minister: Tensions continue to rise in the Donbas
Ukraine has noticed an upward trend in tensions in the military-controlled region of Donbas, where “weapons, ammunition and military equipment are being supplied daily”. Interfax-Ukraine reported that this was said by Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, Stepan Poltorak, in his speech at the opening of the active phase of the Ukrainian-American exercises in Odessa.
“These exercises are being held at a time when the situation in eastern Ukraine is deteriorating. However, they are an important …
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Ukrainian headquarters announced details of fighting near Novozvanivka
Ukrainian forces lost two soldiers during the fight near Novozvanivka
On July 23, 2016, Ukrainian forces near Novozvanivka, in the Luhansk region of the Donbas, defended against the attacks of the pro-Russian separatists, and two Ukrainian soldiers were killed as a result. The details of the fighting near Novozvanivka were provided by the Ukrainian Headquarters on its Facebook page.
Reportedly, in the morning of July 23, Ukrainian military officials noticed the movement of a sabotage- …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Separatists sought to blow up railway between Severodonetsk and Popasna
In the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, employees of the Security Services of Ukraine (SSU), together with Ukrainian military, border guards and police, found two stores with a large number of munitions.
As reported by the press center of the SSU, on the outskirts of Popasna in the Luhansk region, law enforcement officers found a cache under a private house.
Security forces seized an anti-tank mine ТМ-62 with fuses, a high-explosive tank shell, a 200-gram TNT block and nearly two hundred …
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Ukrainian Armed Forces: The situation on the frontline has gotten worse
Throughout the night and into the day, Russian troops opened fire 40 times against the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the press center of the Ukrainian Army Headquarters, the situation in the front line in eastern Ukraine has worsened; however, the Ukrainian forces remain in control of the situation.
In Donetsk, the seperatists fired on fortifications in Avdiivka and Opytne using 122 mm artillery, which is prohibited by the Minsk Agreements. The separatists also used twice 120 mm …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Russian troops in the Donbas are moving closer to the demarcation line
Ukrainian Intelligence has reported that pro-Russian forces in the Donbas are actively strengthening their positions in three areas.
According to the main intelligence directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the enemy is reinforcing divisions at the front, transporting weapons and military equipment towards Novoaidar, Donetsk and Sloviansk. The rotation of the troops is taking place near settlements which are in the immediate vicinity of the demarcation line.
In the area of …
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Three Ukrainian border guards in the Donbas suffer retina burns after being shot with laser weapons
Three Ukrainian border guards at the Marinka checkpoint have suffered retina burns of varying severity while conducting terrain surveillance using optical equipment. The Ukrainian State Border Service suspects that prohibited special purpose laser weapons were used against them.
"The nature of the burns and preliminary medical diagnosis leads to the conclusion that it's possible that the enemy used high-power light emitters, which could be the so called ‘dazzling lasers,’" the State Border …
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Marchuk: Ukraine's losses in the Donbas have increased due to the use of drones by Russian-backed separatists
The use of long-range Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to correct artillery fire is one of the reasons why Ukrainian losses are increasing in the Donbas.
The Ukrainian special representative in one of the subgroups of the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine, former Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council and former Defense Minister of Ukraine, Yevhen Marchuk, said this on channel 112, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
“They have already begun to use long-range UAVs, which correct even …